Cyprus v Croatia, 08 October 2021
| Score | 3-0 to Croatia |
| Referee | Michael Oliver |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group H |
| Venue | AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca |
| Attendance | 2,333 |
View Cyprus v Croatia head to head
Kick-off: 9.45pm local
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Cyprus
Manager: Nikolaos Kostenoglou
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Neophytos Michail
Defender
Stelios Andreou
Defender
Konstantinos Sotiriou
Defender/Midfielder
Nicholas Ioannou
Defender/Midfielder
Paris Psaltis
Midfielder
Kostakis Artymatas
(captain)
Midfielder
Andreas Avraam
Midfielder
Grigoris Kastanos
Midfielder
Fotios Papoulis
Midfielder/Forward
Ioannis Pittas
Forward
Pieros Soteriou
Substitutions:
| Marinos Tzionis for Ioannis Pittas | 46 |
| Marios Antoniades for Andreas Avraam | 61 |
| Chambos Kyriakou for Kostakis Artymatas | 69 |
| Loizos Loizou for Fotios Papoulis | 69 |
| Andronikos Kakoulli for Pieros Soteriou | 85 |
Cards:
| Kostakis Artymatas | 33 | Y |
| Andreas Avraam | 44 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Demetris Demetriou
Goalkeeper
Andreas Keravnos
Defender
Marios Antoniades
Defender/Midfielder
Marios Demetriou
Defender/Midfielder
Alexandros Gogić
Defender/Midfielder
Nikolas Panayiotou
Midfielder
Chambos Kyriakou
Midfielder
Rafail Mamas
Midfielder/Forward
Andronikos Kakoulli
Midfielder/Forward
Loizos Loizou
Midfielder/Forward
Marinos Tzionis
Forward
Marios Elia
3
Croatia
Manager: Zlatko Dalić
Goals:
| Ivan Perišić | 45 |
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| Joško Gvardiol | 80 |
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| Marko Livaja | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Dominik Livaković
Goalkeeper
Dulje Caleta-Car
Defender
Joško Gvardiol
Defender
Josip Stanišić
Defender
Ivan Perišić
Defender/Midfielder
Borna Sosa
Defender/Midfielder
Marcelo Brozović
Midfielder
Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder
Luka Modrić
Midfielder
(captain)
Nikola Vlašić
Midfielder
Andrej Kramarić
Forward
Substitutions:
| Mario Pašalić for Mateo Kovačić | 63 |
| Josip Brekalo for Nikola Vlašić | 68 |
| Marko Livaja for Andrej Kramarić | 68 |
| Luka Ivanušec for Luka Modrić | 84 |
| Kristijan Jakić for Marcelo Brozović | 84 |
Cards:
| Mateo Kovačić | 33 | Y |
| Josip Stanišić | 61 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Ivo Grbić
Goalkeeper
Simon Sluga
Defender
Borna Barišić
Defender
Filip Uremović
Defender
Domagoj Vida
Defender/Midfielder
Kristijan Jakić
Defender/Midfielder
Marin Pongračić
Midfielder
Mile Skorić
Midfielder/Forward
Luka Ivanušec
Midfielder/Forward
Marko Livaja
Midfielder/Forward
Mario Pašalić
Forward
Josip Brekalo